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British man gets 35 years for killing sisters in demon lottery plot
By UPI Staff
Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A British man who prosecutors say was obsessed with demons and killed two sisters because he thought it would help him win a lottery jackpot was sentenced Thursday to more than three decades in prison.
Nineteen-year-old Danyal Hussein was given two 35-year jail sentences, one for each of his victims, which will be served concurrently.
Hussein killed Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in a London park during a birthday celebration in June 2020. He stabbed Henry eight times and Smallman 28 times before dragging their bodies into a wooded area.
He later told authorities that he planned to kill six women every six months as part of a pact that he believed would bring him wealth through the Mega Millions Super Jackpot lottery.
The court said it handed down a lesser sentence due to Hussein's young age and the fact that he's been diagnosed on the autism spectrum. In Britain, a convict must be at least 21 to receive a life sentence.
Hussein will be eligible for release after 35 years if officials conclude that he no longer presents a danger to the public.
Mina Smallman, the girls' mother, said she's considering a campaign to oppose Britain's minimum age for life sentencing.
US Treasury imposes sanctions against Iran’s Revolutionary Guard
commanders, companies over alleged drone attacks on ships
29 Oct, 2021 19:08
FILE PHOTO: A drone is pictured during a large-scale drone combat exercise of
Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in Semnan, Iran, on January 4, 2021.
© Reuters / WANA (West Asia News Agency) / Iranian Army
The US Treasury has slapped sanctions on two Iranian generals and firms over their involvement in the Islamic Republic’s drone program which, according to Washington, led to attacks on ships, including the Mercer Street tanker.
The companies and individuals added to the US sanctions list on Friday “provided critical support to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) programs of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC),” the Treasury Department claimed in a statement.
The department then said that the IRGC “expeditionary unit” – the Quds force – supplied “lethal UAVs” to various groups across the Middle East, allegedly including Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas militants in Gaza, Houthis in Yemen, and even Ethiopia.
There is more on this story here.
Tunisia reports dismantling two ISIS-linked cells in days,
one cell was planning attacks
29 Oct, 2021 19:37
© Reuters / Zoubeir Souissi
Tunisian forces have dismantled two extremist cells linked to Islamic State active in various parts of the country. At least one of them was plotting terrorist attacks, according to the Interior Ministry.
One cell was uncovered by the Tunisian authorities in the southern city of Tataouine, the ministry said on Friday, adding that the extremists sought to attack the military and security forces.
“They planned to carry out terrorist attacks targeting the security and military units in the region (Tataouine), using explosive devices,” the ministry said in a statement.
The authorities did not provide any details about the number of cell members involved, or the measures taken against them. The ministry also did not reveal how security forces detected the extremists.
Earlier, the spokesman of the Tunisian National Guard, Hossam Eddine Al-Jabali, said in a Facebook post that the authorities had arrested members of a “female cell” active in Tunisia’s western regions, between the provinces of Kef and Tozeur.
Its mission was reportedly to attract other women online and make them join Islamic State. The group was “linked to terrorists affiliated with the so-called Caliphate Soldiers Organization settled in the Tunisian mountains,” Al-Jabali said. The Caliphate Soldiers Organization is itself an IS affiliate, he added.
All members of the female cell were arrested and put into custody, the national guard spokesman said.
Tunisia has seen several terrorist attacks since 2011. The number of incidents has risen since 2013, with dozens of security and military personnel, as well as tourists, killed in such attacks. Six years ago, an IS extremist killed 39 foreign tourists on a beach in the once-popular vacation hotspot of Sousse, triggering a visitor exodus that impacted the nation’s economy.
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